Bisphenol A

Collection of resources on health risks and safer alternatives.

Bisphenol A is used in many consumer products including including pop cans, hard plastic food and water containers. It is also used in dental sealants. Scientific information reveals the potential for Bisphenol A to interfere with the endocrine system which may contribute to a wide range of effects on the structure and function of other body systems including impacts on the reproductive system and brain development. It is also a suspected carcinogen.

The government of Canada has declared BPA as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and banned BPA from baby bottles. Health and environmental organizations are calling for a more comprehensive set of precautionary actions in the face of uncertain but very troubling scientific evidence about the potential effects of this chemical at exposure levels that the entire population is already experiencing.